Article of food.



HULDA A. SHEPARD, F LAKESIDE,.WASHI NGTON.

ARTICLE OF. FOOD.

1,257,410.- 80 Drawing.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, HULDA A. SHEPARD, citizen of the United States, residin of Washington, have invented a certain new and useful Improvement in Articles of Food,

. of which the following is a specification.

Thisinvention relates to an improved food product in the form of a cooked unsweetened compressed fruit pulp possessing the color, flavor and gelatinous substances 1n herent' in the raw fruit.

The product is in the form of a substantially solid mass which can be easily .handled, and shipped without deterioration, and which admirably retains its original strength and flavor in different climates.

The invention is designed for utilization by the preserving process, of the great quan tities of apples and other fruits as well as some forms of ve etables which are each year wasted for di erent reasons such as the grading rules of the various fruit growers associations which prevent the shipping of certain fruit by reason of mis-shapes, undercolor, under-size, or having slight blemishes of the skin, or bruises. By utilizing such stock in forming the present article of manufacture therefrom, the same becomes avaluable food product which employs only wholesome edibles and does not violate any of the I rules of the pure food or similar laws.

' exact-manner of manufacturing t e product,

the following-process is described by way of' The product is advantageous over dried fruit, as the same possesses much greater food value than dried fruit, due to preserving in the product of the natural fruit sub stances, is more appetizing, more easily prepared, and' may be sold more cheaply to the consumer.

The product may be readily used extensively-in the Army, and may be made'of apples, apricots, prunes, ears, peaches, and many other fruits as we 1 as vegetables and has roved' serviceable in the climates of the Paclfic coast,Gulf of Mexico, Cuba, and also in colder climates, it being noted by way of exam le that three ounces of the product aflords one pint ofthick fruit sauce when prepared for eating.

ile I do not wish 'to'flimit n self to the example -Whl0 has been carried into advcntageoue use;

' The fruit or vegetables to Specification of Letters Patent.

Application filed April 80, 1917, Serial No. 165,881.

at Lakeside, in the county of Chelan and tate a utilized, as. as apples for instance, are first thoroughly Patented Feb. 26,1918.

washed and then placed in boiling water and boiled for a length of time suflicient to soften them to such a degree that they take theformof pulp. This pul is forced through a strainer of any form esired, such as a fine mesh sieve or loosely woven fabric, whereby the stems, seeds, and cores as well as foreign particles are extracted. The pulp is then again boiled for a length of time suflicient to substantiall evaporate the water contents thereof. he pulp product is then divided into, portions or cakes of suitable form and size, and then ;cooled whereby such portions or cakes solidify intothe finished product. It is tobe underveloped in paraflined wrappings and sealed if desired. Any kind of fruit or vegetables -may be used and in said formof separate portions or cakes, the product is ready for shipment and sale, it. being only necessary when desired to use the same to boil one or more of the cakes in water, whereby the cake produces a quantity of ap etizlng sauce or preserves having substantially the natural taste and flavorof thefruit from which it is made, rendering the, same readily serviceable where the fruit and vegetables are unobtainable. Also, the fruit is .very desirable in the solid form as a filling for sandwiches or to be eaten as a confection. By reason of the product being pre-cooked with the skins, seeds and cores of the fruit unremovcd durin the preliminary or pro-cook.- ing step, all t e original-color and flavor of the fruit and the gelatinous properties of the seeds and cores is retained, rendering the product extremely edible and-wholesome. The food product thus produced, in its finish'ed form, isa seedless, skinless,' and coreless concentrated fruit pulp? ever the flavoring matter 0 t e fruit and the color of the iruit skins, and the valuable the present ghow-.

"The product so formed may then be encoo that is reduce the fruit to a pulp as 2E1 boiling, prior to the extraction of the 'ns, see s and cores from the fruit, sons to retain the desired properties of such skins,

seeds, and cores, in the finished product.

What I claim as new is 15A food product consisting of a block of hardened concentrated fruit pulp having the moisture extracted therefrom and possessing the flavoring matter and color of.

the fruit skins, andthe gelatinous substance of the fruit seeds and cores.

, 2. Afood product consisting of a hardened block'of concentrated fruit pulp hailing the moisture extracted therefrom, the flavoring matter and color of the fruit skins and the gelatinous substance of the fruit'seeds being re-coo g the v retained in the product by fruit vviththe skins and see s unremoved;

3. A food product consisting of a hardened block of concentrated. fruit pulp formed by reducing the fruit to p'ulp by boiling the same with the skins, cores andseeds unremoved to retain the flavoring matter and color of the skins and the gelatinous substance of the seeds and cores, extracting the skins, seeds and cores, and then extracting the moisture from the pulp.

4, A food product consisting ofv a hardened block of concentrated fruit pulp having the moisture extracted therefrom and possessing the flavoring matter and color of the fruit skins and the gelatinous substance of the seeds and cores of the fruit, said matter, color and substance being retained in the I product by boiling the fruit with the skins,

seeds and cores, unremoved.

In witness whereof, I hereunto subscribe my'name this 21st day of April, A. D 1917.

HULDA A. SHEPARD.

Witnesses:

SARAH M. SHEPARD, MARY B. Cross. 

